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Program 1 ~ The Battle of the Airwaves
From WPSU | Part of the Time to Lay it Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War series | 59:11
The first hour of the two-part series, Time to Lay It Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War that explores the music created during the Vietnam War, which expressed the deep divisions in the U.S., and provided a life line for GIs in Vietnam, as well as a source of healing when they came home.
Perfect accompaniment to the Ken Burns' 10-part series The Vietnam War broadcast starting September 17, 2017 and airing throughout fall 2017, as well for broadcast during Veterans and Memorial Days.
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Vietnam... a war with a rock 'n' roll soundtrack. But there's so much more to that soundtrack than most of us realize.
Tune into... Time to Lay It Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War and listen to the music that expressed the deep divisions about the war, and provided a life line for GIs in Vietnam, as well as a source of healing when they came home.
You’ll hear folk, country, blues, R&B and Rock from the Vietnam War era, and the voices of musicians such as: Noel “Paul” Stookey and Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary, Tom Paxton, Country Joe McDonald, Stax recording artist William Bell, Graham Nash, John Fogerty, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, and Marvin Gaye.
Available from WPSU Penn State: two episodes ~The Battle of the Airwaves and The Soundtrack in Vietnam. Each episode is 59 minutes.
50 Years of the Beat: A Celebration of the Bossa Nova
From WBGO | 01:58:02
This summer, relish the sound "of love, the smile, and the flower." 50 Years of the Beat, a two hour radio documentary, reveals the lesser-known history of the Bossa Nova, music to burst out of Rio de Janeiro in the late 50s and early 60s.
WBGO investigates the musicians who popularized the art form worldwide: Joao Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. WBGO's Simon Rentner, who visited Brazil last January, interviewed Brazil's top musicians, producers, and scholars including Sergio Mendes, Joyce, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Benjamim Taubkin, Miucha, Paulo Jobim, Georgiana de Moraes, and Luis Carlos Miele.
The documentary features exclusive interviews with founders Roberto Menescal and Carlos Lyra, plus analysis from the idiom's leading scholar Ruy Castro. The documentary showcases rare recordings from some of the music's forgotten heroes like Sylvinha Telles, Johnny Alf, and Edison Machado, plus an exclusive recording of Joao Gilberto from the late 50s.
Additional music featured: Radames Gnatalli, Luizinho Eca, Tenario Jr., Stan Getz, Milton Banana, Orlando Silva, Maestro Lindolfu Gaya, Herbie Mann, Os Cariocas, Astrud Gilberto, Charlie Byrd, Baden Powell, Dick Farney, Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Luis Carlos Vinhas, Cid Grey, Ary Barroso, Ronaldo Boscoli, Wanda Sa, Edu Lobo, Nara Leao, Marcos Valle, Jorge Ben Jr., Leny Andrade, Tamba Trio, Sambalanco Trio, Sambrasa Trio, Bossa Tres, Wilson Simonal, Elis Regina, and many others.
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto
From WFIU | Part of the Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials series | 59:00
An hour-long special highlighting the music of Brazilian jazz singer Astrud Gilberto, known for such songs as "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" and "The Girl From Ipanema."
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Brazilian jazz singer Astrud Gilberto had the unlikeliest of careers, going from unknown to superstar nearly overnight when she sang "The Girl From Ipanema" with saxophonist Stan Getz and her husband Joao Gilberto in 1964. This hour, we'll feature her signature cool, smoky voice performing jazz tunes, plus feature other Brazilian bossa nova standards written by songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim. Hosted by Mark Chilla.